This retrospective observational study is aimed to determine the efficacy of BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) and CoronaVac (Sinovac) vaccines against symptomatic or severe disease in COVID-19-diagnosed patients. The secondary aim was to define the
CONCLUSIONS: Non-severe COVID-19 patients had significantly increased lymphocyte counts and decreased CT scores beginning day 5 and day 9 of illness onset, respectively. The patients without increased lymphocyte counts and decreased CT scores during
Isolating and characterizing emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants is key to understanding virus pathogenesis. In this study, we isolated samples of the SARS-CoV-2 R.1 lineage, categorized as a variant under monitoring by the World Health Organization, and
Diagnostic laboratories are an integral part of the research ecosystem in biomedical sciences. Among other roles, laboratories are a source of clinically-characterized samples for research or diagnostic validation studies. Particularly during the
CONCLUSIONS: The universal delivery of a web-based positive psychology program during school closures did not appear to be associated with improved mental health symptoms; however, completion of the modules was low. Different effects may emerge when
Common genetic variants across individuals modulate the cellular response to pathogens and are implicated in diverse immune pathologies, yet how they dynamically alter the response upon infection is not well understood. Here, we triggered antiviral
CONCLUSION: In a world where a business' credibility is so heavily based on their online appearance and, in an increasingly online era of medicine, we hope that this study may be a resource for units to improve their web-based resources and prompt
Few studies have been conducted on unique conditions such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as an emerging health emergency, despite the strong link between resilience and quality of life in older persons. This study validated the expanded need